This blog contains the daily grind of a bloke striving to be a mediocre cyclist. A bunch of training logs, with some comments thrown in to keep me amused (it's ok for you to be amused as well).

Be warned, this site contains references to poop.

Tuesday, 22 January 2013

22/01/2013

6am NRR:
I worked a little on the way south to get my legs warmed up for my favourite Black Rock/Sandi hill. I started to move up leading into rickets, then when a few guys attacked Tom Leaper I rolled over him and dragged everyone back up to their wheels. This meant I was near the front as we entered the Black Rock roundabout, and as guys rolled off turns it meant I was on the front while the road was still flat. No matter, my effort would begin early.

I found a groove, and tried to keep things consistent on the power front. By the time we hit the start of the false flat top I was well into the 180-185bpm range, I felt Tom coming over me and fought to keep my wheel in front of his. I lasted a dozen or so metres before I slipped backwards, a friendly hand in the back being the only thing that kept me from going out the arse.

The roll through Sandi, Brighton and Elwood was a suffer fest for me. I struggled to feel recovered from my effort, and could feel that every ounce of sprint had gone from my legs. There was no way I could come off a wheel at speed. I seriously considered dropping the wheel on the tiny rise just before Glen Huntly Rd... then the lights went red and I rolled straight to the front to get another effort.

On the green I launched and tried to ride everyone off my wheel, once again I almost held it all the way, once again it was tom leaper who came over the top of me.

Commute:
After a day of grazing on all the food I could find I was keen for an easy roll home in the afternoon warmth. Well... that was right up until a bloke on an electric assisted pushy rolled past. Then I spent all of St Kilda Rd ripping it off lights to try and get his wheel. The data says I put out a higher 1sec max power in those 7.5km than I did on the 46 this morning.